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    Biggest Loser!

    Phew! Thanks :-D was worried.
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    help needed with hospital food please

    Just make sensible choices if you can, maybe take a few bits in a bag with you? hope things go well for your daughter x
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    Biggest Loser!

    biggest loser was the UK version on this week? my sky+ hasn't recorded it but its on memory to record next week... If it was please don't leave any spoilers I'll watch it online thanks :D
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    Green tea

    It won't hinder and if you enjoy the taste it saves syns or HEX of milk :-)
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    Hello

    Hello!
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    soo hard to plan a sw day when pregnant

    Exactly my thinking! As someone whose struggled with their weight for the last 10 years I wish my SIL would realise she's just allowed herself to go crazy eating and that the 3 stone she says she's gained at 22 weeks is not baby weight the baby weighs less than 2lb atm. I not being mean I just...
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    Question about cooking fruit/veg

    I think it's to do with how filling it is you could eat 10 cooked apples but maybe 3 max if raw. Sugars, fibre etc change after cooking too.
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    roast chick peas

    It's one of those try and see things. I've eaten them lots and lost so to me I count them free still.
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    Onken now has Syns :((((

    well that sucks!
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    Sorbet. Yay or nay?

    the tesco sorbets are 6 or 6.5 syns for the raspberry per 100g What I do is weigh out 200g of frozen berries a good sprinkling of sweetener and a big dollop of syn free vanilla yogurt and blitz it up and then you have your own icecream/sorbet type dessert for 3 syns for the whole lot and it...
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    Wednesday Weighers

    -6lb :D
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    Pickled onions

    I'm craving pickled eggs mmmm
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    poo

    Just "logged" in (snigger) to check for an update glad it's gone and you feel better.
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    poo

    Well caffeine dehydrates you so that might make things harder...
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Elderflower is lovely I love the one you get in a green tapered bottle
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    poo

    I haven't read the whole thread but the way you sit on the toilet can make things easier to go. The tendency if you can't go is to scrunch up the try and force it out but its better to sit back as far as you can and put your feet on tiptoes and move your feet as close to the loo as you can this...
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    x_ali_x

    Had the rest of my chilli tonight shared it with mum she liked it :D she agreed with me that it was on the mild side so next time I'd gunna buy really hot chillis and ramp up the spices :D the kidney beans aren't my most favourite 'veg' but they were ok. I think they are superfree so thats all...
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    x_ali_x

    At parents for weekend might be a little tough to keep on track so may be back and forth here a lot. Out Sunday and have booked a jacket potato with beans and no butter. Need to avoid the cakes!
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    Will I be saggy?

    Usually the saggy skin occurs on those people who lose weight very quickly like on diets like Cambridge etc if you lose weight at a sensible pace your skin has chance to spring back.
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    x_ali_x

    Well my chilli is nice! Warmed me up but not as spicy as I expected, next time will double the spices and see :-) feeling quite positive atm.
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    x_ali_x

    Can't sleep so have made some chilli using the recipe on the SW website. I'm not entirely sure what a "pinch" is so might have over done one of the spices LOL I have fat fingers so a pinch to me could be entirely different to what they meant LOL the spices smell lovely already its going to smell...
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    x_ali_x

    Really really really struggling atm my weight is going up rather than down! I suffer from a mental health problem and I'm up and down more often than a whores knickers. I'm an emotional eater at the best of times. We've had a few problems with the family dog which has been stressful but the news...
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    Frozen fruit

    I like to blitz it up with a glug of milk or yogurt makes it like sorbet/ice cream is 3 syns for 200g of berries but makes a HUGE bowl full.
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    lesson learnt

    I normally go to Costas for a treat hot choc but today I had photos to print so nipped into Neros which was closer. Small skinny hot choc in Costa is 5 syns, I had a regular skinny hot choc in Neros thought ahh that'll be similar syns as its similar size... nope it was 13 syns! blew the entire...
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    ww advert

    whats with the new WW advert? they keep going on about playing weight watchers... its not a game?! :confused:
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    Sertraline and Temazepam

    with the temazepam it can make you feel "high" and that in turn cam make you get the munchies I have a drug I take that does this to me, cos your feeling high you can loose a bit of will power so make sure you stock up on free foods.
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    Biggest Loser!

    hopefully! I'll watch it again next week and see just seems a little lacking all round, I really want to love it though lol. Eugh purple team! I would have hit them throwing mud in my face lol
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    Biggest Loser!

    Dunno bout rest of you but I think the losses were a little poor compared to the US and Aus versions! One of them lost 2lb which is a good loss for us but they eat sleep train everyday. We work/study/raise families and loose that :-/
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    UK Number One Single When You Were Born

    Spandau Ballet - True
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    Biggest Loser!

    It's done on % lost not weight loss so she could easily be the biggest loser. A team weighing 400lb combined if they loose 20lb and a single person weighing 200lb 10lb they both lost 5% of there overall weight.
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    angry at myself

    last week I lost 4lb this week I look like I'm on target for a 3lb gain. I went off plan on friday but I don't feel I was off plan enough to warrant a 3lb gain :( I been 100% since then. I might be due my period soon thats all i can think it could be, I guess I could have eaten badly enough to...
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    Extra Easy just overate

    don't worry about it at all, it was all free food!! it won't effect your loss I'm sure and its better to have a bit of a binge on the free and super free stuff than on chocolate etc
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    Night Time

    wednesday, u?
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    Night Time

    I'm the same in the evenings! Perhaps try having lots of syn free snacks to hand then you can munch away to hearts content! note to myself listen to my own advice lol
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    Me so far...

    you have fantastic legs I'm rather jelous!!
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    a good read re diets

    The six secrets of the most successful slimmers | Rachael Anne Hill - Yahoo! Lifestyle UK Thought this was quite good might print it and stick it on the fridge.
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    Is the engagement too quick?

    I'd say he moved in quickly but you've been living together a year so should have a a fair idea on whether your compatible for living together long term! they do say when you know you know. Try explain to your mum that your in love and know hes the one for you and if she can't respect that that...
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    feeling like a big fat failure

    I know how you feel here! I have often thought that its safer to be fat and then people won't come near and hurt me.
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    cant stop

    I'm feeling more positive and in control today. So far so good! Still at parents but am helping doing some cooking and we have a completely syn free pan on the cooker so all good so far :D
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    cant stop

    can't stop eating! was 100% last week and lost 4lb today am at mums and i can't stop eating!!! going to go to bed and hopefully start 100% fresh in the morning, lost it big time today.
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    Intolerance

    fruit smoothies maybe could always add a couple of syns worth of gluten free oats into the mix OR could just go oddball and have something not traditionally breakfast food. In japan the hotel i stayed in served chips for breakfast lol I think planning is key because its not easy to just grab...
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    Friends trying

    Yeah take kids with you if you want!
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    Easter 2012 challange

    Alsmum (1.5 GAINED, 30 to go) Angiem - 30 lbs (1 lbs lost, 29 lbs to go) Cai - 9 lbs (0.5lbs GAINED, 9.5lbs to go) Catmonkey - 28lbs (0lb lost, 28 lbs to go) Chloecat - 30lbs. (0lbs lost, 30lbs to go) Chocochick - 8lb. (0lb lost 8lb to go) Clairebear83 - 30lb (0lb lost - 30lb to go) ColJack...
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    Wednesday Weighers

    Lost 4lb very pleased :D feel back in control! I've not even wanted to have naughty stuff tonight as a "treat" :D
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    Biggest Loser!

    how did she cheat?
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    Targets

    I set mine to 10 stone am 5 foot 9 so is a BMI of about 21 ish will see how I go.
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    Whats in your fruit bowl?

    nothing atm because I had a dodgy clementine that popped and I had to take everything out to wash it all lol
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    In need of help

    Was it the gain that knocked you off track? You don't have to do EE stick to green you've proven it works! Try and think why this gain has wobbled you it will hold the key to why you can't get back in control.
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    New Books / weights - positive and negatives

    I've been fancying porridge all day thanks to this thread! must buy some oats tomorrow.
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    Slimming World Help?

    repost this on the SW section you'll get loads of help :)
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    wow

    thats really cool!
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    Changes you would have liked to see

    pureed fruit free would be nice!
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    What have you just eaten??

    Muligatawny soup from the SW soup book so nice I had two bowls!!
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    Anyone else staying in New Year?

    going to brothers house to watch dvds won't be drinking anything stronger than pepsi max
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    Funny little traits or just odd...

    I have OCD diagnosed and it gets in the way of everything! I have to check everything over and over and over or my house will burn down or flood :-/ On the more "amusing" side of OCD one thing that really annoys me though is plug sockets switched on with nothing plugged in. I'll wander off mid...
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    Slimming world or ww?

    Depends what you want to eat they both work! On WW I spent most of my points on choc, sweets and bread, I never ate any veg or fruit. On SW I eat so so much more healthily! I eat lots of fruit and veg and love it. WW allowed me to eat terribly and lose weight which is really not good. If your...
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    Puddings Ice cream/Sorbet alternative - delicious!

    200g frozen mixed berries, sweetener, a little vanilla yogurt. Chuck the frozen berries in a bowl add sweetener maybe a couple of tbsp I just liberally sprinkled it then add a dollop of vanilla yogurt not much and blitz with a handheld processor-mabob. Don't add too much yogurt or you'll loose...
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    chicken in slow cooker question

    Good job I waited hehe the chicken breast should be defrosted now :-) thanks!
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    chicken in slow cooker question

    I want to make a soup that uses chicken can i cook it from frozen in slow cooker or do i need to defrost? sorry not a very accomplished cook yet. thanks :)
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    My first Baby YAY!

    This is what your baby looks like at 5 weeks :D
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    Weight Loss doing Green/EE anyone?

    I loose more on green than EE I guess its how your body reacts.
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    Water water water!!

    my mum swears by water boosting her weight losses i'm trying to drink more water and less pepsi max
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    Voucher for SW...Please

    Fabulous special offers for everyone at Slimming World
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    Wii fit wot do I need to buy?

    You need the console, then the wii fit plus game can be bought with the wii board as a bundle and then the dance/zumba games are seperate. Check out Sainsburys they did have a massive 25% off the equipment but they may have finished now. Game and Gamestation often do bundles where you get...
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    Just nipped over to sw

    I think not admitting a gain is unhealthy! I allowed myself a gain of 7lb for xmas week and was really proud to have only gained 3. I think if you read it properly most people didn't gain what they expected to which means they actually must have made some good choices amongst the bad ones to...
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    Post your Xmas gain...

    +3 for me went to a different group because I can't make my normal one tomorrow. I "allowed" myself a 7lb gain so to only gain 3lb I was pleased with :-D A lot of the group seemed to have quite decent losses which is pretty amazing.
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    just have to

    like you said you enjoyed it so don't worry! Keep at it this week and do some damage control there is 5 days between now and NYE. I think if you try and be on plan even slightly then you make semi good decisions and if you say blow it til the new year the gain could be massive. You have 3lb to...
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    My husband has topped off the rubbish present list need to vent sorry

    I don't think its about the actual present or its monetary value its that it seems like they don't think or worse don't care. I'm single and my cat didn't get me anything :( lol
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    Asti Martini

    yummm
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    Easter 2012 challange

    sorry I copied wrong one, d'oh!
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    Does it feel wrong......

    I'm back on plan tomorrow, getting weighed tuesday morning! usually weigh on a weds but can't make that class.
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    Easter 2012 challange

    I'm going to go from my weight on tuesday for this challenge defo will have gained over xmas
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    Easter 2012 challange

    Cai - 9 lbs (0lbs lost, 9lbs to go) flowery rosie - 30lbs (0lbs lost, 30lbs to go) justjudith - 15lbs (0lbs lost, 15lbs to go) gettingfitat50 - 11lbs(0lbs lost,11lbs to go) x_ali_x - 15lb (0lbs lost, 15lbs to go)
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    you will never be a size 10!!

    hope you don't mean my comment was negative it wasn't meant to be :( sorry
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    you will never be a size 10!!

    have you always been on the bigger side? I just wonder if people get used to seeing you a certain way and can't imagine what you'd look like another way... I want to be an 8-10 but members of my family say I'd look too skinny then or that I could never be that size. I got down to a 12 a couple...
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    Whats your next goal(s)?

    2lb will mean I have less than 100lb to go.
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    Ali Cat

    Lost another 2.5lb this week :D must send my pile of xmas presents to my mums tomorrow bought my bro a toblerone wrapped it unwrapped it and ate it! (twice!!) I'll replace it tomorrow then mum can keep hold of all the pressies so the choc is out of the house.
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    SPELT BREAD

    this would be better in the SW section rather than news but it will most definitely have syns like normal bread if you know the brand I can look it up for you see if I can find it.
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    Mixing WW and SW

    WW works SW works choose one and stick to it! Mixing isn't going to work long term. (plus posting here is just going to confuse all the new people!)
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    Ali Cat

    I have 51 left for the week which is 10 a day which is good! Pre-wobble I rarely had over 10 syns a day but this week I'm allowing myself the full 15 a day to see if I can manage more days on plan than I did last week. Sunday I'm out and having "Christmas dinner" and a dessert... I'll try to let...
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    The most horrendous pain..teeth update & question

    Sounds like the infection might be spreading try calling the dentist tomorrow they can get you an emergency appointment. For the pain you can get a local anaesthetic throat spray over the counter for sore throats but it'll help by numbing your gums and the roof of your mouth which hopefully will...
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    2012 Food Directory - when?

    Emma the food directory is a massive book it's different to the pack you get on joining not sure if you got it confused...
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    Ali Cat

    Well today's not going well syn wise have had 36 so far and having a baked apple I need to account for too, will have to cut back across the rest of the week just want to eat everything atm.
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    Losing my stickers?

    Our C said she'll give us the stickers for our new book free
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    Ali Cat

    Well mum has tasted the soup and she thinks it tastes nice so she's taken it home and is going to use it up, least it's not gone to waste.
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    Ali Cat

    thx! I'm so pleased hopefully another loss this week :D I shall NOT be eating the soup I tasted a bit this morning and I was very nearly sick I'm so glad my mum is coming this way tonight she can pour it down the loo for me so I don't have to smell it. I've never had such an adverse reaction to...
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    Ali Cat

    my thing on the left was wrong got 3.5lb to lose the brake into the less than 100lb to go category.
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    Wednesday Weighers

    -2.5lb :)
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    Ali Cat

    I was thinking of writing my dad a letter so we don't get angry at each other :) Lost 2.5lb this week!! :D I'm so so pleased as Ive been struggling for months. Have carrot & coriander soup in the slow cooker but the coriander made me gag when I was chopping it up it smells hideous so not...
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    soup

    There was a show on telly that did an experiment with soup. One group ate chicken veg and a glass of water the other group ate the same but blitzed up as a soup. They both had ultra sounds to check stomach content and were checked for when they started to feel hungry. The first group it was...
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    MullerLight Update!!

    Just ate a december dated Banana mullerlight and the consistency is different much smoother and non curdled looking like the syn version was. Infact it was the change in consistency that prompted me to check this post.
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    Ali Cat

    Another 100% day yesterday :D I think this diary is helping!! Asked my brother to grab me a packet of pink refreshers in town and he drops off 4!!! they are 4 for a pound so a bargain in his mind hehe but it feels like I have a ticking time bomb in the cupboard. I have had 4 sweets which is 2...
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    Ali Cat

    thank you!! Eton Mess sounds lovely mmmm Firstly Friday was a 100% day!!! However it was fraught with difficulties so I'm proud I managed. I stayed over my parents and my dad doesn't understand the diet and doesn't seem to want to either! He nagged me everytime I ate something, do you need...
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    In shock!

    I'm planning on (whether i stick to it or not I don't know!) cooking all my christmas treats the SW way and have the xmas cook book so the syns I use will be way over normal SW week but much less than an off plan week however I intend on having those little sausage rolls you buy frozen and cook...
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    Puddings CHEESECAKE THANK YOU!!

    454g very low fat cottage cheese 454g very low fat fromage frais 1 sachet sugar free jelly crystals made up with 1/2 pint boiling water and allowed to cool blitz up the cottage cheese and fromage frais and 3/4 of the jelly mixture. Pour into a dish and allow the set a little in the fridge, pour...
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    Ali Cat

    So far so good today! No binges yet :) the evening is my most difficult time, going to make something to eat as I'm a bit hungry hopefully all will be well tonight I'll come here if I'm feeling a wobble is on the cards.
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    Ali Cat

    Im really really struggling at the moment to keep on track with my diet. I know it works for me when i follow it properly but I can't seem to stick with it! I'm really good till the evenings then I seem to lose it and binge. My mind tells me I don't need or want it but my body seems to take...
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    What does REEM mean???

    Urban Dictionary, November 20: irish goodbye is a very handy resource for translating what the kids are saying lol I can't stand the sayings FML (f*ck my life) or I'm not gunna lie. Why anyone would start a sentance with I'm not gunna lie I don't know but then perhaps the rest of the time they...
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    MullerLight Update!!

    when does this take effect? i assume it'll be a little while before new ones hit the shops.
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    Iphone app

    i just log in direct to the website via my iphone an app might be quicker but access is still there only takes a few seconds to get the results
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    Yay, what a great night at class!

    wow! well done!! This thread is great motivation for me as I worked out earlier that Ive been at SW for 25 weeks too now however I've been floundering by losing a pound then gaining it, up and down meaning my weight loss is slowly disappearing to 13lb rather than the 24.5lb I had lost. Rather...
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    Trying to write a letter of complaint...

    The above posters mention about querying if its a faulty batch is a good idea and also like you said to us state that you couldn't recommend it to your customers, try and word it so it sounds like your doing them a favour by pointing out an error/fault rather than a complaint that way your...
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    SW and illness

    i have ME my energy levels and concentration levels have improved with eating lots of fruit and vegetables. Try and plan in advance so cook a big tub of pasta salad for the fridge when your feeling better so when your energy is low/pain high you can just grab some from the fridge and ont have to...
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    I did it.. I resisted Krispy Kremes! Lol

    im going on holiday soon and there is a KK at the airport last time i tried one i thought it was horrible but am happy to re-evaluate my opinion on the situation in 12 days time. lol
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    Thursday Weighers

    +2 but am going to be 100% this week!
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    Thursday Weighers

    -2.5lb
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    Supersize Me! - the documentary

    just set sky to remind me to watch it tonight :D
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    34 days and counting

    GREEN Free Potato Superfree Raspberries Melon Strawberries HexA Skimmed Milk HexB Shredded Wheat Syns Yogurt - 2.0 Curly Wurly - 6.0 Total 8.0
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    34 days and counting

    Weigh day today and have gained 2lb I've really floundered this month and only lost 2.5lb for the month. I'm going on holiday in 5 weeks and want to lose as much weight as possible before then, I am aiming for 10lb which is 2lb a week I'm sure I can manage that :D RED Free Turkey Ham Bacon...
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    Thursday Weighers

    +2 ooops
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    unlimited free foods aren't REALLY unlimited are they?

    i ate 12 mullerlights in 2 days last week and lost 4.5lb
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    Joined online - when do i get mag?

    the new one is due in class this week apparently so it shouldn't be too long i'd imagine! x
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    Is any one on antipsychotics...

    yes you will lose if you plan. On olanzapine like I said I woke up in the night really hungry I would head straight for the cheese and make cheese mayo sandwiches. The beauty of SW is you can graze through out the day and night if wanted and still lose weight. Make foods to keep handy for...
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    sw with a bit of a twist

    :-/ good luck
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    Is any one on antipsychotics...

    Seroquel (quetiapine) 800mg XR and am losing well. Seroquel should not effect weight gain Olanzipine on the other hand can it is well known for weight gain I took it years ago and I'd wake up in the night in agony I felt like I was literally starving which I obviously wasn't but the pain...
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    What is this vegetable?

    ooh i love roasted sweet potato or sweet potato chips mmmm nom
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    What is this vegetable?

    whilst purple potatoes have been mentioned I bought some ages ago and made mash it tasted amazing BUT it looked hideous LOL
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    Holiday tomorrow :s

    sorry your not feeling well but glad you had a good holiday :D feel better soon!
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    4 Week Challenge!! Join Me, Help Me!!

    sounds good to me Hope!! a break away anywhere is great to recharge :D we're going to Majorca for a week we've chosen a resort which is well away from the loutish magaluf/palma nova there is lots of places to walk in the mountains which will be good :D
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    Woooo, BMI baby!!!

    10 points off your BMI is amazing!! keep it up :D
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    Thursday Weighers

    -4.5lb and SOTW and 1.5 stone award :D
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    cheese addicts

    The theory was you could cut it in half and then not have lots of temptation in the fridge but hey i'll keep my discoveries to myself next time :(
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    You must read this !!!

    its not a stigma its a proven health risk she's going to die and leave her kids motherless.
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    4 Week Challenge!! Join Me, Help Me!!

    we're planning on going away around 27th September so am in :) where are you all going?
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    cheese addicts

    they also sell food :)
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    Where to buy Mug Shots

    my sainsburys keeps them on the shelf below the pot noodles.
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    cheese addicts

    Not sure if it's been mentioned before but Wilkinsons sell a 50g portion of cathedral city cheddar, perfect for people like me who daren't have a whole pack in the fridge.
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    Exercise on the cheap

    do you have sky? if you have the lifestyle package channels 281 and 282 have exercise classes you can do they have chairobics for people who are mobility impaired and lots of dance classes which don't seem very high impact such as Bhangra which I watched and didn't join in on but looked amazing.
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    fat or fluid?

    depends how bad you've been! you need to eat 3500 calories more than you need to gain 1lb of fat which is just 500 calories a day. Some will be water due to bloating from eating bad choices some can be fat weight.
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    nuttella

    4 syns per tbsp
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    A very bad and upsetting experience.

    don't let him get to you! 18 is pretty common and fairly standard these days and you can lose weight he will always be a dickhead!
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    Concerns - one for the ladies

    wow thats fantastic!! My biggest problem during TOTM is I want to eat everything in the kitchen including the fittings lol
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    My food diary

    ive had 2 weeks STS by not measuring sauces and not sticking to it properly but this week having a mainly green week and my very naughty mid week hop on scales show a good loss so far :D I weigh in thurs :)
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    My food diary

    doesn't seem like a lot of food? did the onions/mushrooms with your chicken fill 1/3 of your plate? 3 bottles of coors light comes to 13.5 (4.5 each :))
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    Really don't want to play today!

    Sorry you've not been feeling well! If you enjoyed it then I wouldn't worry about it draw a line under it and carry on. I find if i fall off the wagon a little bit that I don't get back into it 100% till weigh day as to me the minute i walk out of class is a fresh start. Go get weighed at...
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    Which SW plan are you following (sorry if this thread has been done in the past)

    On EE you can have meat and pasta/potatoes as long as 1/3 of your plate is full of superfree (fruit/veg excluding potatoes/parsnips/corn on cob etc) the 1/3 superfree fills you up and limits the amount of the meat and carbs you can physically eat. Its a really versatile plan and you can eat most...
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    Which SW plan are you following (sorry if this thread has been done in the past)

    I have done EE since I started but having a mainly green week this week :D
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    For those who have moved from ww

    Ive done WW in the past but I spent all my points on unhealthy food, i've done SW before and been more successful with it so went back to it and now i eat more than my 5 a day fruit and veg and eat extremely healthily my relationship with food has changed with SW but with WW i could eat crap and...
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    Be skinny for October - 10 mini week challenges to boost weight loss

    ah ok just thought I'd check :D I couldn't eat lentils and beans etc on their own but whizzed up in this soup is ok, I love the stuff have some in the slow cooker atm hehe i'd eat it all day long lol i must be weird :P hehe
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    Be skinny for October - 10 mini week challenges to boost weight loss

    That was aimed at Kelly as she said she does a lot of red :) do you have 15 syns everyday? I always aim for 10 then if I go over I have a buffer to absorb damage.
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    Be skinny for October - 10 mini week challenges to boost weight loss

    have you been having the soup on red days? its just it has parsnips in and they only free on green/EE
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    Pastrami ham is it free?

    beef pastrami free on EE and Red 1.5 per 28g on Green
  143. X

    Is there a certain food you just won't allow yourself to have?

    I avoid bread as it bloats me and if i have some i buy a loaf take 2 slices out and give the rest to my brother to take home if the loaf sat in my kitchen it wouldn't last the night!
  144. X

    Supernoodles

    i LOVE the chicken ones but tried the sweet thai chilli ones and they nearly made me sick they smelt horrendous but never tried the full fat ones of those so cant compare
  145. X

    Thursday Weighers

    I'd of been over the moon with a pound!
  146. X

    Thursday Weighers

    STS again am ok with that as I not been 100% back on track now though :-D must have a loss this week! Have a goal date now as brother just got engaged and they want to marry next year so hopefully that'll help rather with a fixed time line :-D
  147. X

    Slimming World Awards

    theres a sticky in the slimming world off topic section that has links and stuff :)
  148. X

    How would you feel

    PS if I was on a VLCD last thing I'd want to do is listen to a bunch of people munching on tonnes of pasta and yummy stuff I'd walk out salivating straight into a take away place!
  149. X

    How would you feel

    It annoys the crap out of me when people in my class lose loads then say but I had 3 takeaways this week. That makes people think why do I bother being perfect if they can cheat and lose loads. If I knew someone was cheating their way to SOTW/SOTM I'd be real pissed. I find them really...
  150. X

    Thursday Weighers

    STS have been good so not bothered it'll catch up I'm sure :-)
  151. X

    What a prat...who,me ???

    thats fantastic he paid you back shows there is some good uns in the world still :D
  152. X

    Birds eye Rice sensations

    do you mean rice fusions? if so they between 2 and 2.5 on EE depending on flavour x
  153. X

    Why am i struugling :(

    I think you've answered your own question on why your struggling, you've had a huge hormonal upheaval and thats more than enough to put you off your stride. What I recommend is that you go to the shops and stock up on LOTS of free food, fruit and veg and just graze on them till it passes it will...
  154. X

    HELP I'M EATING TOO MUCH

    you on your first week? you have to have faith! I felt stuffed silly first week and lost 6.5lb I eat like a horse and lose as do everyone on SW its proven to work so have faith in it :)
  155. X

    superspeed soup - first time & oh my god

    I had a bowl for brekkie this morning (odd I know) not had any probs with it personally x
  156. X

    portion sizes

    thank you everyone!! Feel more positive now :D will keep on keeping on :D
  157. X

    Yoghurts!

    shape changed the recipe of the 0% yogurts and added lots of sugar :( the cherry and strawberry ones are free but the rest are synned. You have to be really careful with diet products if its fat free they usually add loads of sugar and chemicals to keep the taste up and if its sugar free they...
  158. X

    portion sizes

    I'm worried about my portion sizes being too big... and my mum tells me I eat too much of the free food like a whole honeydew melon to myself :/ what are your portion sizes? how do they effect your losses? x
  159. X

    Eggs

    There used to be a limit for health but i'm pretty sure that's been disproven and they don't hurt cholesterol levels like they thought so you can eat as many as you want. There is a lady in my class who swears that increased egg eating boosts her weight loss! I've not tried but hey it might...
  160. X

    Yoghurts!

    These aren't free anymore x
  161. X

    Ready to throw in the towel. Need a moan.

    do you keep a food diary on here? might be worth a try, you may be making a small mistake or being complacent on something unobvious to you but others might be able to help out, best of luck
  162. X

    frankie and bennys query

    I had grilled sweet cured bacon steaks with a jacket potato... any idea of how many syns that might be? I'm assuming the sweet cured bit of the bacon is syns... thx
  163. X

    Help with goals

    Ideally water as water will boost your weight loss
  164. X

    not enough superfree :(

    Extra EasyOriginalGreenDelicious Mashed Carrot & Swede, frozen, 100g Free according to SW Online the aunt bessies is free on all plans x
  165. X

    oh goddddddddddddddd

    My consultant says tell people your full rather than on a diet when someone offers you food then you don't get the but one wont hurt your diet scenario so maybe you need to choose wisely boiled rice, chicken curry lowest cal sauce i don't know about currys but their must be one which is better...
  166. X

    Thursday Weighers

    It could be that your so close to your goal it becomes harder to loose the smaller you get. Stick with it you will get there :)
  167. X

    Day 1

    You don't have to have them but people often find they feel deprived if they don't use them, you might find by the end of the week you really fancy a bar of choc/glass of wine/cheese/whatever your vice is if you fancy it have it thats what its all about. Some people spend all theirs at the...
  168. X

    What superfree have you eaten today?

    Ooh I love sprouts! Must buy some tomorrow :D
  169. X

    not enough superfree :(

    8 weeks ago I didn't like veg/fruit I'd eat them when I went to my parents for tea but otherwise I'd not add them to my meals. 8 weeks later I crave fruit and veg and if I don't get my quota i don't feel as well. I started off by adding what I considered safe veg like cauliflower, broccoli...
  170. X

    What superfree have you eaten today?

    I thought I'd done quite well till I saw others lists! Strawberries Raspberries Cherries Carrots Not much, must try harder! Would have a bowl of SS soup but I have no power.
  171. X

    Thursday Weighers

    -2lb :D
  172. X

    14 weeks

    17.5lb in 7 weeks
  173. X

    SW Crisps

    must say that sucks lol thx for letting me know :), maybe best to deleted thread. sorry
  174. X

    Totally pee'd off!

    think how bad you feel with a STS how bad will you feel if you gain next week because you fell off the wagon? then imagine how amazing it will feel to be at goal weight! you then have to decide whether the short lived buzz of the sweets will overweigh the long term feeling of being happy with...
  175. X

    SW Crisps

    Snap lasagne sheets into squares boil till floppy rinse with cold water spray baking tray with fry light lay lasagne squares on tray spray with fry light bake in oven till golden and crispy season with salt enjoy! They are lush and sorry if recipe already here.
  176. X

    Super Speed Soup

    I have used the recipe on the first page and its in the slow cooker :D
  177. X

    bipolar and sw

    the only way Lithium will affect you during your weight loss is that you will need to get your bloods done regularly to test the amount in your system is ok. I presume your already having lithium tests regularly. As you lose weight your lithium amounts might need to be reduced or adjusted as i'm...
  178. X

    Thursday Weighers

    +0.5lb
  179. X

    Should I give up going to class?

    you need to deal with your depression before you can tackle your weight. have you seen the Dr? post natal depression is very common and it might be as simple as some pills to fix and if your already on some maybe they just need a tweak or change. next think about the weight gain do you think...
  180. X

    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    I've resisted fish fingers its * week and i want to binge so so bad.
  181. X

    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    shape delights are the choc desserts, shape delight zero are the free yogurts in strawberry etc but the ones with biscuity bits in are the 1/2syn ones.
  182. X

    Talk to me about 'wii'

    Tennis on Wii Sports is amusing and gets your heart rate up.
  183. X

    Worried about Uni!!!

    with the alcohol remember you don't have to be completely trashed to have fun, just enjoy one or two and try to choose the better options spirits and diet mixers rather than beer or alcopops. alternate between a vodka and diet coke and the next just a diet coke to eek it out a bit people won't...
  184. X

    Diary

    Decided to keep a diary from today :D Last night I had a bit of a blow out with a large popcorn and a small pack of Poppets but it was a special occasion as I went to see the Harry Potter midnight view which was excellent :D Breakfast Bunch of Grapes Small Tub of Pineapple Lunch Mixed Salad...
  185. X

    Deathly Hallows

    watched it last night was amazing! wouldn't take young children to see it though they'll have nightmares for weeks.
  186. X

    Thursday Weighers

    I lost 1lb :D going to set myself a challenge to not weigh at all at home this week, will put the chall in my sig so i can keep track :))
  187. X

    Thursday Weighers

    my scales say ive gained 4lb :-/ i'm dreading tomo now! goal for next week don't weigh at home!!! :cry:
  188. X

    Thursday Weighers

    thx!! yeh I did :D really really pleased :D
  189. X

    Thursday Weighers

    stick at it sometimes it takes time for it to show you'll probably have a really good loss next week :) -6.5lb for me! shocked to say the least :)
  190. X

    Thursday Weighers

    Try to consider in damage control you've still lost loads of weight and if you stopped going to class you may have put on lots more than 8lb i know i could do that in 1 week not 8. I think planning ahead is a good idea when i feel emotional i reach for the easy option so if your putting things...
  191. X

    Do u or dont u?

    Rewarding yourself for losing weight with food isn't really teaching yourself new eating habits and new eating habits is what will make the weight loss stick and be maintained long term. If you have a big amount of weight to lose you can probably get away with cheating after a weigh in because...
  192. X

    Sick of carrying 2 hitch hikers about, so this is my diary

    It must be so hard taking steroids and loosing weight! I remember I was on them for a few weeks in hospital and I craved potatos so so bad that for meals i ordered the potatos all ways offered, i was ravenous too. You can get some herbal tablets from boots for water retention btw might be...
  193. X

    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    NEW recipe shape zero these have been rebranded as shape delights zero and have a new recipe. using the tool on sw online i put the nutritional info in and selected free food as yogurt and it came out as 0 syns still would this be the correct way to do it? because without the free food it says...
  194. X

    How do you deal with temptation?

    I avoid temptation by knowing exactly what the syn values of my weaknesses are! Cookie Dough Icecream - 67.5 per tub Sour Haribo - 45 syns per bag Hawaiian Pizza - 124 syns Maccy D's - 77 I have the slimmingworld online syn tools shortcut on my iPhone so I can check things before I buy them...
  195. X

    Team Zumba - Six Month Challenge

    hehe could have been worse :) hope the pills are helping! I've just got Zumba for kinect will try it out tonight :D
  196. X

    Extra Easy 1/3 super free

    As long as you have your HEA and HEB your entire plate can be superfree 1/3 is just a minimum but the free food proteins and carbs are what keep me full so I personally couldn't eat just superfree I'd be really hungry
  197. X

    this will make you giggle!

    surely she's just cheating herself? next week she'll have to weigh in her underwear or the "jean weight" will detract from that week's loss. I weigh in jeans it makes no difference what so ever to my losses because i wear jeans every week, if i suddenly started weighing in skimpy shorts then i'd...
  198. X

    Thursday Weighers

    I lost 1lb this week :)
  199. X

    Thursday Weighers

    I lost 0.5lb this week and was a little disappointed because I had been 100% all week assumed it might have been because I had too much pasta or fruit but just got my * week so maybe it's that instead will see what happens to my losses next month..
  200. X

    Which dress please??

    blue! :D
  201. X

    Fresh orange juice

    its in tools underneath the syns online
  202. X

    Tuesday Weighers

    oh dear I've put this on tuesday instead of thursday! oops sorry x
  203. X

    Tuesday Weighers

    first weigh in and lost 6.5lb :D so pleased! have felt so much better for eating the SW way this week.
  204. X

    WW oil sprayer

    I have one of the WW oil sprayers and wondered if anyone knew an approximate syns value per spray? thank you x
  205. X

    activia snackpot

    thanks so much!! xxx
  206. X

    activia snackpot

    Ok so according to slimmingworld online syns thingy-majig 100g snackpots are 0 syns and the peach 165g is 1/2 syn but the other flavours of 165g pots aren't listed... are they 1/2 syn each? thanks if you can shine any light on this :) x
  207. X

    10lbs in 12 days?

    for every pound you want to loose you need a deficit of 3500 calories, If the average weight loss in 2 weeks is 4 pounds you need a deficit of a further 21,000 calories that equates to 38 hours of running at 5mph over the 12 days.
  208. X

    Oh Please let me have lost weight!!

    good luck x
  209. X

    Pro-point guesstimation help needed pls

    Hi, I had a small white hot chocolate from Shake Away today and can't find the nutritional information anywhere so I've guesstimated it at 10pp do you think I should allow more for it? thx :D
  210. X

    Zumba game.....

    they do do it for Wii I believe :-) I'm getting an Xbox and Kinect for Xmas so excited!! I want to get Zumba and Dance Central games for it they look awesome!! I love Just Dance 2 on the Wii its such fun.
  211. X

    angry at myself

    am house sitting for my parents I was really good up to 11pm last night then I binged and haven't stopped eating since :cry:need to start afresh as of this minute. Can some one kick some sense into me please?! thx
  212. X

    on my way, but..

    I'm not entirely sure what it is that makes your pp allowance go down now because I lost 4.5lb last week but didn't break a stone or half stone marker and esource put my points down 1. I'd personally go with esource.
  213. X

    Can u pay ur class fee on card?

    depends if your leader has a card machine or not... my old one did my new one doesn't
  214. X

    ProPoints 2nd week

    lost 4.5lb first week and 1lb second week :D I've broken my loose 1 week gain the next cycle :D heres to a weight loss 3 weeks in a row! :D
  215. X

    Second Week Weigh ins

    You have milk in your green tea? :jelous: I used quite a lot of milk in the day mainly in smoothies but I find them really really filling so to me the points spent is low, especially against what a smoothie was on discover!
  216. X

    PP and binge eating

    I have binge eating disorder and has seen psychologists for it, what I like about PP is that I have a mini-binge I don't feel guilty as the points are available which means I don't go oh feck it and have a major binge, the guilt is taken away.
  217. X

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    I lost 4.5lb first week of pro points :D
  218. X

    innocent smoothies

    ah yeh didn't think about that lol :o thanks.
  219. X

    innocent smoothies

    why does ww online say innocent smoothies have pp when the only ingredients are fruit? im obviously missing something. thanks x
  220. X

    ww oil spray pump

    thanks! and oops I obviously didn't look very hard, sorry x
  221. X

    ww oil spray pump

    how many pp would a spray from the ww spray pump be now do ya reckon? i've got olive oil in it... thx
  222. X

    just used the first of my weekly points..

    I had a "binge" last night because I was stressed but woke up this morning not feeling guilty because I don't have to pay back points to make up for it :D plus the scales say I've lost 4lb naughty I know to weigh mid week but nvm lol this is just want i needed because i had put back on nearly...
  223. X

    only day one of PP but im lovin it :-)

    I'm loving that I can have my smoothies regularly with little impact on my points :D banana's were too "expensive" before to have many of.
  224. X

    How many PP should i be on?

    thx!!! :D
  225. X

    How many PP should i be on?

    how to work out PP allowance? I'm sure there is and will be hundreds of these threads so I do apologise however I'm a little confused. WW online is saying I want 38 pp a day to loose weight but I was convinced my leader said another figure. I'm 16 stone 6.5lb, 5ft 9in female and 27. thanks...
  226. X

    low point sweets

    aniseed balls are good because you can't just munch your way through a whole bag in 5 seconds flat (unless you have teeth of steel)
  227. X

    Mini milks

    im pretty sure they are
  228. X

    rahhh

    i have a huge desire to buy a dominos pizza my mouth is watering and i'm fixated on the idea :o
  229. X

    Anyone doing ww with xenical?

    i do xenical and ww works very well for me.
  230. X

    Kirsty's Diary - Need a kick up the bum!!!

    awww congrats!! xxx
  231. X

    Zumba

    Ive got Zumba again tomorrow :D can't wait! xxx
  232. X

    I need chocolate. Give it to me now.

    options or highlights 1 point for a mug don't deny yourself though factor one in your points enjoy it knowing your not cheating and move on. if you deprive yourself your at a huge risk of a binge.
  233. X

    Slow losses still bugging me ~please dont read if offended by my :( xx

    yeh building muscle improves your metabolism. I know exercise burns calories but sometimes if you don't eat enough and exercise a lot it can send the body into shock, not saying thats the reason ofc though. You eating plenty of proteins? As for mix of food it really does effect your...
  234. X

    Slow losses still bugging me ~please dont read if offended by my :( xx

    do you vary your diet? drink a lot of water? eat any of your activity points? do you calculate your points correctly ie one serving aka a slice of bread being 1/2 point but 2 servings are 1.5pts etc? 6 x 2 30 min training sessions is a lot and your body needs to rest a bit too, if your not...
  235. X

    aniseed balls

    am out so dont have my book anyone know how many points for aniseed balls please? sorry to b a pain xxx
  236. X

    Ria's Diary = 18 4 now - 12 stone 13lbs!

    at level 9? :talk017: my god! i'm on level 3 for 6 mins and 3 of that is backwards which is easy LOL I must be seriously seriously unfit! xxx
  237. X

    Hay Fever = No Exercise

    any exercise is better than none and if you can add in just dance you'll get a fab work out!! if the hay fever is affecting your breathing adversely perhaps talk to the doc about it, Ive known hay fever sufferers in the past to have to be on inhalers also in the summer months. take care xxx
  238. X

    Ria's Diary = 18 4 now - 12 stone 13lbs!

    how on earth do you manage 35 mins on the xtrainer? is it one with arms and legs moving? I do 6 minutes and think I'm going to die lol :8855:good on ya I say one day I might manage it lol
  239. X

    Zumba

    its amazing fun!! enjoy xxx
  240. X

    Swimming

    25 lengths in 30 mins :D better than I thought and 48 in 1hr (1.2km)
  241. X

    Kirsty's Diary - Need a kick up the bum!!!

    woohoo!! knew it'd help :D well done!! xxx
  242. X

    Swimming

    I'm off swimming now :D will see how many lengths I can do in 30 mins bet it'll be about 20 LOL I used to swim competitively as a child but now I'm so slow and swim like a crab I'm always veering off sideways! xxx
  243. X

    WW Kitchen Scales...

    wouldnt be without mine, worth their weight in gold.
  244. X

    biggest loser question

    I like thinking of exercise in terms of calories. Looking at my notes the cardio portion of my gym routine nets me 311. I know you need a deficit of 500 a day to loose 1lb a week. Wee bit scary and makes me think twice about that seemingly harmless chocolate bar or 3 lol
  245. X

    biggest loser question

    wow!! no wonder they are pulling 7kg/15lb losses!! My gym time pales in comparison lol. thanks.
  246. X

    biggest loser question

    dya know if there is anywhere online that shows what their average daily workout is exactly? on the show I've only really seen snippets of the stuff (excluding challenges) thanks xxx
  247. X

    Starbucks coffee drinks now in Asda!!!

    if something doesn't have sat fat on it then just half the fat content to get a good idea of points value.
  248. X

    TOTM question

    Ok so I got my period and now I want to eat and eat and eat, I'm not hungry at all just have cravings and munchies bad. Have put some jelly in the fridge but don't really know what else to do to ensure I don't have a gain this week.
  249. X

    woop!

    thanks everyone :D :D xxx
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